hetaira

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἑταίρᾱ (hetaírā), feminine of ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “companion”).

Noun

hetaira (plural hetairai or hetairas)

1. Alternative form of hetaera.
   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 129:

     In one of the Greek satirist Lucian's Dialogues of Courtesans, a conversation takes place between the hetaira Tryphaena and a young client named Charmides.

Anagrams

• Iraheta

Spanish

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hetaira

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑταίρα (hetaíra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈtaiɾa/ [eˈt̪ai̯.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aiɾa
• Syllabification: he‧tai‧ra

Noun

hetaira f (plural hetairas)

1. hetaera

Further reading

• “hetaira”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025